Chapter 2

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FACTORS AND MULTIPLES

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 A FACTORS OF A NUMBER IS A NUMBER THAT DIVIDES

THE GIVEN NUMBER EXACTLY WITHOUT ANY REMAINDER
 For example, 2 is factor of 10 because 10 can
be divided by 2 without any remainder
 A PRIME NUMBER IS A POSITIVE INTEGER WHICH CAN
ONLY BE DIVIDED BY 1 AND THE NUMBER ITSELF
 2 IS THE SMALLEST PRIME NUMBER AND ALSO AN
EVEN NUMBER
 EXAMPLE OF PRIME NUMBER : 2,3,5,7,11,13,17…
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 Common factors of several whole number is a
number which is a factor of all the numbers
 The highest common factor (HCF) is the number
which is the largest common factor between two
or more whole number
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 A multiple of a number is the product of the

number with a whole number except zero
 For example, multiples of 4 is 4,8,12,16,20,…
 Common multiple is a whole number which is a
multiple of two or more whole numbers
 For example, 16 is common multiple of 4 and 8
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 Lowest common multiple (LCM) of two or more

whole numbers is the common multiple that is
the smallest for all the numbers